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Common Ringlet

Coenonympha california

The Common Ringlet is a small butterfly with beautiful brown wings. It loves to flutter around grassy areas and is often seen on sunny days, making it a delightful sight for nature lovers.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Common Ringlet has plain brown to orange-brown wings, often with small, dark eyespots circled in yellow near the wing edges. It is less colourful than many butterflies, typically appearing subtle and muted compared to brighter species.

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Common Ringlet
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Common Ringlet

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A tiny caterpillar munching on grass transforms into this beautiful butterfly inside a chrysalis!

Instead of a mouth, adult Ringlets have a long, straw-like 'proboscis' to sip sweet flower nectar.

Male butterflies often chase females in mid-air with their wiggly flight to impress them!

They don't have ears, but they can feel vibrations in the air to sense danger!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Predator Pretender

Common Ringlet has tiny eyespots on its wings that trick predators into attacking less vital body parts, helping them escape.

Fähigkeit

Zigzag Escape

Common Ringlet can fly with a low, erratic, 'dancing' flight pattern to make it harder for birds and other predators to catch them.

Fähigkeit

Sun Power

Common Ringlet can bask in the sun to warm up their bodies, allowing them to fly and be active even on cooler days.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-45 mm
Größe
15-22 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-25 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5-15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Larvae munch on grasses, while adult butterflies sip sweet nectar from flowers.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat various grasses, while adults feed exclusively on liquid nectar and sometimes sap.

Hauptnahrung

  • grasses (larvae)
  • flower nectar (adults)
  • tree sap (adults)

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

A common bird that preys on butterflies.

pollinates

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Visits its flowers, transferring pollen.

depends on

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

Its larvae feed on this grass species.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are gentle, but it's best to watch them from a distance and not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Ringlet?

30-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Common Ringlet?

15-22 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Ringlet?

10-25 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Common Ringlet?

5-15 km/h

Was frisst Common Ringlet?

Larvae munch on grasses, while adult butterflies sip sweet nectar from flowers.

Wo findet man Common Ringlet normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Common Ringlet?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Common Ringlet?

6

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